City Driver does a Road Run

[@robcraft7821]

8 year Dock/hostler your video made me put in for road driver

[@theblackstallion4912]

Awesome! good luck

[@deshungrant31]

Love the videos bro! You make a stressful job look easy! Love from Atlanta ❤️

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thanks. I really appreciate that

[@edfrazier1403]

Another awesome video!!! Thanks I definitely want this as my next job! Unfortunately no opening for city driver apprentice in my area. I'm studying for my permit with some apps to do everything I can right now.

[@brucepeacock6061]

Like your video just found them Keep up the good work keep the video coming from North Florida way back when I drove a big truck

[@theblackstallion4912]

thanks for dropping a line. Hope all is well.

[@Neverisforever]

i'm there each night! started w/ FXF up in PLD at the beginning of the year. Cool video man!

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thanks! I made a comment that the yard is starting to come “alive” I meant for the day guys, this yard is busy at night I’ve been told.

[@edwardxyz4223]

Those dolly tires looking rough lol

[@anthonymassara4288]

loved the video man. just got hired as road driver apprentice and should be starting very soon.

[@theblackstallion4912]

Congrats and welcome.

[@JWilliams-sn3qe]

@@theblackstallion4912 what u think about doing a video about that training program, interview a student

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@JWilliams-sn3qe I will try.

[@brianpeterson9751]

enjoy your videos,i also watch freight hauler 87 as well.he just started working at fedex.when you got back to your teminal did you have only 8 minutes on the clock left?that faulty dolly made you had to move quickly.talk about cutting it close,if im correct?i subscribed just now.i grew up my whole life in saratoga springs ny area.i have lived in arizona for two years now.i miss everything but winters.i do miss the other three seasons.the only place you see grass her is a golf course,and they spend a fortune on water!

[@neilthomas4407]

Watching from the UK,made me laugh always forget to po the trailer park brake when I hook up! (In the UK their on the trailer chassis) stay safe.

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thanks for commenting. I’d like to see a picture of your truck.

[@FreeHat]

I leave the tail high if it's high. It gives you more wiggle room with the dolly if you need it. After the dolly is hooked to your lead and you're ready to push it back, then lower your kite. I like to lower it until it's touching the fifth wheel. That removes the possibility of a high hook and you have a little extra room if you need it.

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thanks I’d never want to high hook a kite, that would suck

[@jeffhubbard2518]

what I do is hold the glad hand from dolly to the lead trailer on the bottom then push up . if you still cant get it. finish hooking and leave blue line off then go to shop.

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thanks for the advice. I will keep that in mind next time however this was a Saturday morning and the overnight shop guys left already. My only option was to switch the dolly out. But I welcome all the help, need it for when I get to the road.

[@jimmymakmta]

Great video question when you apply to fedex do you come on as a local delivery driver?

[@theblackstallion4912]

Not all the time it depends on your center you apply to

[@jimmymakmta]

@TheBlackStallion thanks, I'm interested in fedex but I don't want to be a local delivery driver, neither a OTR as well thanks alot

[@TowMater603]

This looks like Hartford CT. I-84 at I-91 area at the start Looks like you're finishing at White River Jct in VT. This is my area. i'm from NH and i am a Trucker too.

[@theblackstallion4912]

Finished at Burlington VT but correct….good eye

[@bennetfox]

I always wondered how those wiggle wagons were hooked together! One connection is for air and the other is for electric, what's the third connection for?

[@theblackstallion4912]

Blue line is the service brake or brake pedal if you will. It supplies air to the system so that you can stop the vehicle while in motion. The green is your electric lines, lights abs system etc. red is emergency brake line. It supplies air to trailer tanks constantly and if there is a loss of air pressure it activates the brakes.

[@Mrazgoodaz]

Possible to release non-time-lapse videos? Without any music?

[@theblackstallion4912]

I will attempt

[@hurt1704]

I just accepted my road driver position with fxf. For those looking to get in, apply to be a freight handler(you will have to know how to work the dock anyways) and it guarantees you get in. 3 weeks in and I’m the youngest road driver we have now

[@theblackstallion4912]

Boy I can’t wait to get to the road

[@hurt1704]

@@theblackstallion4912 same. Do you work the dock much in your area? I’m still learning that. Kind of a pain with all the decking. They shove these trailers full lol

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@hurt1704 I did 1 week of training and after that 9 months later I think my total forklift time has been 4 hours if that. We are a hub and there are plenty dock workers. If I’m on a forklift it’s because May route is messed up or it’s a Monday morning.

[@JWilliams-sn3qe]

@hurt 1 did you get hired in as freight handler first?

[@hurt1704]

@@JWilliams-sn3qe yes I did. I have been driving for 4 years, but I took what they had open which was a part time freight handler. Road driver transferred in and quit so that left me to move up to the road in 3 weeks

[@jordanbrolsma2724]

America should take a leaf out of Australia's roadtrain combinations book. We have the best and most efficient set ups for fuel, length and weight.

[@theblackstallion4912]

I seen some videos and I really do admire them

[@FreeHat]

When hooking empties, I grab my lead from the passenger side so I can sight side hook. It's easier than blindsiding.

[@TheItYo]

Are navigation systems in the FedEx trucks? Are the routes the same each assignment?

[@TheHunter1887]

route assigned it’ll tell us at the bottom of the paperwork

[@RoadRunnerTaxi]

Great videos

[@tomprosser8958]

Where did you haul from and to thanks

[@DG38594]

My Dad retired from FedEx Freight as a road driver. He doesn't miss it lol

[@theblackstallion4912]

Happy retirement to your dad. Need some advice on get to his status lol.

[@DG38594]

@@theblackstallion4912 Lol well he retired from FedEx but not working so go figure lol He works part time for a freightliner dealer shuttling trucks around. Works when and how we wants now and as he says "no more pressure" lol

[@hurt1704]

I bet your dad is sitting pretty though retiring from them.

[@Proveitormoveit]

I kind of miss it...still.have an active cdl. .idk

[@Mr.Highway]

You don't back up with dolly to hook ?? Seems like an extra step..

[@theblackstallion4912]

As in attached to a trailer? I want to learn the art, just don’t have much time to do it…

[@kennethcarlton2860]

@@theblackstallion4912 I learned to put the dolly just in front of the rear trailer , then get your lead trailer , attach the dolly to your lead trailer then move under the rear trailer . I used to pull double 40 foot containers constantly , but that was the easiest & fastest way for me .

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@kennethcarlton2860 that’s the method I used.

[@kennethcarlton2860]

@@theblackstallion4912 Everyone has a way to hook them but that's just how I found it . It's amazing how fast you can have the trailers broken down and parked in a railyard with 2 helping to get ready for the next two chassis to take back to the plant where I pulled from

[@kevinr.lemieux9982]

What center do you work out of I work out of BGR Maine

[@theblackstallion4912]

NWB New York

[@kevinr.lemieux9982]

I am city driver as well and do line haul from time to time been with the company as a driver since 2004 good job my goal is line haul full time I did line haul today meet and turn BOMA I met Nick Delpezzo

[@kevinr.lemieux9982]

Love the videos thanks for sharing

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@kevinr.lemieux9982 that’s my guy!!! He was the reason I came to FXF.

[@robcraft7821]

and in Oregon we run TRIPLES yay

[@theblackstallion4912]

I would love to try a triple, doubles are fun......

[@TheLTLtrucker_BigMike]

Nice video bro💪🏾

[@theblackstallion4912]

Thank you

[@TheLTLtrucker_BigMike]

@@theblackstallion4912 do you guys have to work the dock? Or is it a choice

[@theblackstallion4912]

@@TheLTLtrucker_BigMike most drivers are dock trained. For the city guys we don’t really touch the dock unless they’re short or we need to do something with a trailer. The road guys some runs have built in dock work, usually if the run is,I believe 200 miles or less one way those drivers are required to work the dock.

[@hurt1704]

What kind of bag do you have? Sounds silly but I need a bag like that. Can you do an overview of what it is, and kinda some of the stuff you keep in it for your day? Also, how often do you have to scale these pups when over the road? They typically heavy?

[@theblackstallion4912]

That is not my bag. I was using someone else’s truck.

[@joevelaz]

I run with a 5.11 tactical patrol bag 40L bag. It’s a bit large but carries (lunch, gps, cables, paperwork, blue parrot, bluetooth speaker) pretty much everything I need.

[@theblackstallion4912]

I just take a lunch bag, that holds my blue parrot, charging cables and back up battery charging pod should the cigarette outlet fail

[@hurt1704]

@@joevelaz yep I need to put one together for fxf. Would make my life easier only having 1 bag to load yp

[@hurt1704]

@@theblackstallion4912 that works as well! How heavy are these pup trailers? Do you have to scale out before you go out on weekends otr?

[@CWEBB04z]

Good ole NWB, hate yalls yard lol

[@theblackstallion4912]

Lol I love it though. Bigger than some I’ve been. Which yard are you from?

[@joevelaz]

Besides how busy it can get at certain times with everyone drop/hooking trailers in the same spot AND! moving trailers to get yours 3 deep back AND! the yard jockeys driving like maniacs AND the big ass potholes it’s not so bad. Kind of pleasant actually.

[@CWEBB04z]

@@theblackstallion4912 HGR

[@CWEBB04z]

@@joevelaz lol pretty much my thoughts, good thing I don't have to work the dock when I go to NWB

[@JWilliams-sn3qe]

@@theblackstallion4912 do u have to work the dock some time

[@MrJohn-kb1eu]

How does FedEx Freight handle transfers? I'm moving in 4 months. Sould I wait and apply after I move or try and get on now?

[@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead]

Workday. Go online and apply internally to a freight handler position to where u are moving

[@MrJohn-kb1eu]

@HEY ARNOLD GOT A FOOTBALL HEAD I've been driving trucks for 4 years. I do want to learn the dock side of things too though.

[@hurt1704]

I’d wait and apply. You have to be at the starting location for 6 months to a year I believe before transferring. I’m a new road driver for them so maybe one of these more senior guys can chime in. Don’t be afraid to apply for a freight handler part time. It guarantees you getting in and as soon as an opening for the road or city is available, you apply internally. It’s hard to get on when on the outside.

[@truckinfool3550]

I don’t know about any time requirement before transfer, but a transfer always puts you at the bottom of the bid list seniority. I transferred at 3 years and again at 8 years. That was 9 years ago, and I’m now number one on the city board.

[@truckinfool3550]

You lose bid seniority, but you do keep your company seniority if layoffs ever happen again like in ‘09.